An Internet Gambling Dictionary


Despite the fact that online wagering is now a many billion dollar industry, and endless thousands of new wagerers world-wide sign up each day to play at online casinos, there are still millions of new players to the world of online wagering who don’t as yet have a good understanding of a lot of the jargon used in internet betting, and betting on athletic event in general. Notwithstanding, knowledge of these ideas is necessary to understanding the games and policies of gambling:

ACTION: Any style of wager.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a gambler has risked all of their bankroll into the pot. A side pot is set up for the gamblers with remaining chips.

ALL-UP: To bet on many horses in the same race.

ANTE: A poker term for placing a required value of money into the pot beforeeach hand begins.

BRING-IN: A mandatory wager in seven-card stud made by the gambler showing the lowest value card.

BUST: You do not win; As in vingt-et-un, when a gambler’s cards are valued over twenty-one.

BUY-IN: The minimum value of money required to enter a match or event.

CALL: As in poker, when a wager equals a prior made wager.

CHECK: In poker, to remain in the game without betting. This is applicable only if no other players bet in that round.

CLOSING A BET: Like in spread betting, meaning to place a bet on par with but opposite of the starting bet.

COLUMN BET: To bet on one or more of the 3 columns of a roulette table.

COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line wager, but carried out after the player has achieved his number.

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st toss to achieve a number, or the first toss after a point has been established.

COVERALL: A bingo term, which means to fill all the spots on a bingo card.

CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a two, 3 or 12 is an immediate defeat on the come-out roll.

DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the winners of the initial 2 races of the tournament.

DOWN BET: To bet that the result of an event will be lower than the smallest end of the quote on a spread bet, also referred to as a "sell".

DOZEN BET: In roulette, to bet on one or more of 3 categories of twelve numbers, 1-twelve, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A sports bet, which means to bet on a team or player to succeed or medal in an event.

EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays the identical number as wagered, ( one to one ).

EXACTA: gambling that 2 horses in a contest will complete the race in the exact same assignment as the bet – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".

FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager made on a grouping of 5 numbers, such as 1-2-3-0, and 00.

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